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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/10/subway-air-pollution-new-york-washington-dc Tiny airborne particles, probably thrown up by train brakes or the friction between train wheels and rails, are rife in the 71 underground stations sampled by researchers during morning and evening rush h...

https://www.inquirer.com/transportation/septa-regional-rail-covid-19-ridership-20210126.html With ridership down about 85% from pre-pandemic levels , SEPTA Regional Rail is essentially running empty trains, and it’s clear that many of its suburban riders won’t return to five-day-a-week schedules giv...

While risking veering off topic, has there been any study done of whether CHW could be connected to the Broad St Line? The horizontal difference between the two lines is quite small, but of course there's the vertical (i.e., underground) issue. The original goal under the Vuchic plan was always to ...

Does anyone have pictures of the Vine Street Station on the Route 50 Trolley? It would be in the tunnel that goes underneath the Ben Franklin Bridge on/off ramps. Roughly at 5th and Vine. The google maps street view makes it pretty obvious where it's boarded up - but what did it look like on the sur...

Neat old map of the 1968 wishlist - https://libwww.freelibrary.org/digital/item/44169 Things which happened: Warminster Extension Airport Extension Subway Extension Center City Tunnel Frankford El Replacement Service Extension to East Norriton (maybe? is this up the Stony Creek Branch for a few stop...

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/ ... ill-river/

If you had "barge loose on Schuylkill RIVER leads to regional rail delays" on your board, you may call BINGO now.

https://www.workshopoftheworld.com/manayunk/coal.html "Few enclosed pockets constructed like the Hare and Cute remain standing along the Reading Railroad lines. This one has a concrete foundation, a pitched roof, and is sided with corrugated metal. The roof kept out the rain, a particularly use...

I'm not sure who this was written for, but lots of interesting information by Robert P Sechler.

Lots of drawings of mass transit plans in the Delaware Valley.

https://digital.hagley.org/08144710_speed_lines

First time here... saw what looked like a freight train - about 10ish cars - crossing over North Wales Road between Skippack and Yost. Was around 640am on Friday 3/27. Moving very slowly. Been driving on that road at that time for years and have never seen a train. Thoughts? It must have been runni...

https://www.fox29.com/news/septa-announces-schedule-changes-patco-announces-station-closures-amid-covid-19-pandemic The following PATCO stations will close temporarily: - Ashland (riders are encouraged to use the Lindenwold or Woodcrest Stations) - Westmont (riders are encouraged to use the Haddonf...

An upside of the stay-at-home order is I can catch up and find new stuff on YouTube.

Like this guy - Thunderbolt 1000 Siren Productions.

His "Engines of SEPTA Playlist" is worth a watch. Eight videos of Silverliners, Bullets, N5s's, AEM-7 and their friends.

I used to work there in the 90s, and I only ever saw a random stray gondola or two with scrap in the "back"... which is the River Road entrance on the east side of the river. I do know that that entrance was for trucks delivering material. Looking at Google satellite maps, it looks like th...

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Pro & con opinions from the Inquirer - https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/trolley-philadelphia-septa-public-transportation-transit-20190821.html Here are some snippets from both sides... Pro--- But aren’t trolleys difficult to board with a stroller or wheelchair? How do they get around ...